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Britain
Prince Charles calls for building of low-carbon industries
2011-02-10
(KUNA) -- The need to shift economies onto a lower carbon route was highlighted by the UK's Prince Charles at opening of Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament here on Wednesday. He emphasized the need "to move away from the conventional economic model of growth which is based on the production of high carbon intensity products".
Never having held a job, Prince Chuck is an obvious authority in... something or other.
"Success will be in building low-carbon industries that provide not only substantial economic opportunity, but also a means to ensure Europe's competitiveness," said the Prince of Wales.
"I mean, look at all the low carbon industries that are leading the world to new prosperity!"
He stressed the need to achieve a "green economy" which would "rely on more productive processing of waste, the construction of new, zero-carbon buildings " and also upon "achieving stringent energy efficiency targets for our buildings, cars and household goods."
Does that "green economy" produce anything besides regulations?
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Union President Herman Van Rompuy speaking at the conference all advocated using low-carbon technologies to build prosperity.
Posted by:Fred

#19  I'd do whatever is medically possibly to make her outlive him, regardless of cost. Just for GP and Great Britain
Posted by: Frank G   2011-02-10 20:59  

#18  When mom dies and he collects the inheritance.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-02-10 20:41  

#17  Not to Buckingham, where the Queen lives.

Charles has moved out of mom's house? So when is he going to get a real job?
Posted by: George Thetch6690   2011-02-10 20:30  

#16  he'd have to bring a blanket and snuggle up to Camilla in the straw in her stall...errrr... bed
Posted by: Frank G   2011-02-10 20:25  

#15  Not to Buckingham, where the Queen lives. But Clarence House in London and Highgrove House in Gloucestersire could do with thermostat lowering, no doubt. Also his two or three properties in Transylvania. (no joke - look it up)
Posted by: lotp   2011-02-10 19:54  

#14  You first Ponce. Shut off the gas and electric to Buckingham Palace.
Posted by: George Thetch6690   2011-02-10 19:32  

#13  Wow, Depot Guy, nice web site you linked to at Red and Green. I'm going to bookmark it in my Commie-Pinko-Scoialist-OneWorld-transnationalist-internationalist-dog poop folder.

I had no idea such dog poop existed.
Posted by: Bobby   2011-02-10 18:58  

#12  the construction of new, zero-carbon buildings

It was -27 C (not counting the wind) in Winnipeg this morning. Talk is cheap Chuck. Come here and live through a prairie winter in such a building.
Posted by: Chemist   2011-02-10 16:14  

#11  It's easy to dismiss Prince charles as an inbred royal dolt. But it's a mistake to underestimate the power and influence he actually commands. Just take a look at the crowd he was with when he made these comments.

First there's European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek.

Back in his Solidarity days he was a strong proponent for the international "One Big Union" principle. Here is part of the statement he made before his meeting with Speaker Pelosi.
In climate issue, Europe is a leader and we would like to save our planet, because we think it is very dangerous. And Americans are not very helpful.

Next there's European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

And back in his Maoist days he was a leader of the PCTP/MRPP. For those of you not familliar with that acronym, it stands for the Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers/Revolutionary Movement of the Portuguese Proletariat

Finally, there's European Union President Herman Van Rompuy.

Some may remember him from his Belgin days when he jacked up the Financial and energy sectors to create his "Renewable Energy Fund". However, He's probably known better for recently saying, 2009 is also the first year of global governance with the establishment of the G20 in the middle of a financial crisis; the climate conference in Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet."

So is the end game for these guys really about carbon emmissions? Or is it all about
Red and Green?
Posted by: DepotGuy   2011-02-10 15:09  

#10  ...and he's (thankfully) a lot less powerful then either.

We've got our fair share of elected f*ckwits too, though.
Posted by: Bulldog   2011-02-10 07:54  

#9  Miterand and Obama were elected...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2011-02-10 07:37  

#8  Every time I hear ogf him I think: "God Bless George Washington. God Bless Joan of Arc."
Posted by: JFM   2011-02-10 07:29  

#7  There's no carbon in lead.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-02-10 07:10  

#6  North Korea is leading the world in Low Carbon Prosperity.
Posted by: phil_b   2011-02-10 05:15  

#5  When M'Lady hears about the royals, she keeps telling me, "That is the reason we left Olde England and its baggage behind.

And I tell her that I miss the Queen Mum. Why, she asks? Because she stood there with her people during the London Blitz bombing. Even Elizabeth was an ambulance driver. But Sonny Boy. He is just a babbling carbon sucking drone.

I miss the Queen Mum.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-02-10 02:27  

#4  I have a suggestion on where he can put his tampons.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-02-10 01:34  

#3  I liked his idea to put tampons in smokestacks to reduce carbon emissions.
Posted by: Martini   2011-02-10 01:15  

#2  Prince Chuck is an obvious authority in... something or other.

He is the Prince of Whales. That gives him the power to talk to fish. Unless I am confusing him with Aquaman.

Personally, I'm saving up all my carbon for the coming Ice Age.
Posted by: SteveS   2011-02-10 00:41  

#1  Now ya know why rule by Royalty has been replaced by Democracy.
Posted by: Themble Pelosi1838   2011-02-10 00:27  

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